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Middle East: Clashes spread after Palestinian boy’s funeral

YoopyaJuly 5, 2014July 25, 2023

by YoopyaJuly 5, 2014July 25, 20230

JERUSALEM (AP) — Clashes between Israeli police and Palestinian protesters spread from Jerusalem to Arab towns in northern Israel Saturday following the funeral of an...

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Europe: Exclusive: Iran eases demands in Vienna nuclear talks – Western diplomats

YoopyaJuly 4, 2014July 29, 2023

by YoopyaJuly 4, 2014July 29, 20230

(Reuters) – Iran has reduced demands for the size of its future nuclear enrichment program in talks with world powers although Western governments are urging...

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World: Turkey turns inwards as war spreads from Syria to Iraq

YoopyaJuly 4, 2014July 25, 2023

by YoopyaJuly 4, 2014July 25, 20230

(Reuters) – As al Qaeda-inspired Sunni militants spread right along Turkey’s southeastern border last month from Syria through Iraq, seizing Turkish hostages as they went,...

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Asia news: Rescuers dig for survivors in India building ruins

YoopyaJune 30, 2014July 29, 2023

by YoopyaJune 30, 2014July 29, 20230

NEW DELHI (AP) — Rescuers pulled two survivors Monday from the huge pile of broken concrete left by the collapse of an 11-story apartment building...

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World news: After Iraq gains, Qaeda offshoot claims Islamic “caliphate”

YoopyaJune 30, 2014September 7, 2023

by YoopyaJune 30, 2014September 7, 20230

(Reuters) – An offshoot of al Qaeda which has seized territory in Iraq and Syria has declared itself an Islamic caliphate and called on factions...

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Economy: Japan jobless rate hits 16-year low, signals spending rebound ahead

YoopyaJune 27, 2014June 15, 2023

by YoopyaJune 27, 2014June 15, 20230

(Reuters) – Japan’s unemployment rate hit a 16-year low in May, suggesting the economy will rebound in the third quarter from a sales tax hike...

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Asia: Malaysia jet most likely on autopilot when it crashed, Australia says

YoopyaJune 26, 2014June 24, 2023

by YoopyaJune 26, 2014June 24, 20230

(Reuters) – Malaysia Airlines (MASM.KL) Flight MH370 was most likely on autopilot when it crashed into the Indian Ocean further south than previously thought, Australian...

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UN News: UN chief warns of massive sectarian Iraq violence

YoopyaJune 17, 2014July 16, 2023

by YoopyaJune 17, 2014July 16, 20230

GENEVA (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is warning that sectarian violence could blow up to huge proportions in Iraq and beyond as Iraq’s instability...

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Asia news: China sentences three to death for Tiananmen Square attack

YoopyaJune 16, 2014July 16, 2023

by YoopyaJune 16, 2014July 16, 20230

(Reuters) – China sentenced three people to death on Monday over a deadly attack at Beijing’s Tiananmen Square last October, state television reported, an incident...

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World news: Merkel still believes Juncker should get EU top job: aide

YoopyaJune 13, 2014July 16, 2023

by YoopyaJune 13, 2014July 16, 20230

(Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel has not altered her view that Luxembourg’s Jean-Claude Juncker should become president of the European Commission, a government spokesman...